Hobby thoughts

27 Jun 2016

02 Nov 2015

At TrainMasters TV, we believe all railroading is interesting – and we’re keen to share the many ways that people enjoy this hobby. In this new series –Fired Up! – we explore one of these many “hobbies within the hobby”, garden-scale live steam.

18 Sep 2015

Two things recently reminded me of the joy of building things in this hobby.

The first was a shooting day at the TrainMasters TV studios in which we launched a new series. “Notch 8” is all about sharing tips and techniques for detailing, weathering and finishing locomotives and rolling stock.

20 Mar 2014

In the early-1990s I owned and operated a model train shop. Back in those days there wasn't much you could buy in ready-to-run equipment that was any good.

Just about every piece of rolling stock came in kit form, and those kits had much more detail, higher-quality paint jobs. These kit-built cars performed way better than ones from companies such as Life-Like and Model Power, where their items came ready-to-run (RTR) right out of the box.